False-Negative Culture Results with Fungal Isolates from Peritoneal Dialysis Fluid

False-negative culture results with fungal isolates from peritoneal dialysis fluid.

Recently, newly reported causes of fungal peritonitis associated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis were described both in this journal and in another (6, 7). These episodes threatened to go undetected due to false-negative culture results in the initial investigations. Each of these cases involved inoculation of peritoneal dialysis (PD) fluid into BACTEC (Becton Dickinson) blood cu...

Fungal peritonitis complicating peritoneal dialysis.

causative organisms are usually bacteria(l). Fungi are uncommonly implicated, .being responsible for only 2-10% of all peritonitis episodes associated with PD(2). The majority of the published experience deals with fungal peritonitis in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, the incidence being 0.2 to 1.7 episodes per 12 patient months of dialysis(3). Fungal peritonitis,...

Fungal peritonitis in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.

Fungal peritonitis represents one of the most serious complications in patients on peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). The therapy often consists of peritoneal catheter extraction and patient recruitment to hemodialysis. For some of the patients the peritoneal dialysis is the only way of dialysis, due to inability to perform a permanent vascular access. In this study we present 13 patients with fungal ...

Peritoneal Dialysis

La,dialyse peritoneale constitue une methode d,epuration extra-renale simple,efficqCe et d,un prix de revient modere.  La dialyse peritoneale,ne necestite aueune­instalation complexe,peut-etre consideree comme une methode de reanimation non specialisedont la vulga­rosation doit permettre:  De traiter surplace d,une maniere intensive et prophylactique les nombreuses insuffisances renales aiPue...

Hazard of peritoneal dialysis: contaminated fluid.